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foals. A group of them, uniform in character 

 and brought out as they should be, forms the 

 very best advertisement for any breeder and 

 next conies a good bunch of yearlings. In 

 these classes he does not meet the competition 

 of the importers. He practically has the field 

 to himself. He is overlooking a sure thing if 

 he does not avail himself of the opportunity. 



As there is no age limit in the classes for foals 

 youngsters intended for exhibition should come 

 early and be submitted to the forcing process 

 from the time they are born. Foals are more 

 easily fitted than any older horses. They should 

 have all they will eat of oatmeal and bran and 

 after they are ten weeks old or thereabouts some 

 oilmeal. It is impossible to give any direct in- 

 structions as to quantity. The feeder must ar- 

 range about that according to the condition of 

 the foals. The mares should be fed a large 

 ration of grain and have good grass. It never 

 pays to stint the mares that are suckling foals 

 intended for exhibition. A ration consisting of 

 ground oats one part, ground corn one part and 

 bran two parts by weight, and a double handful 

 of oilmeal fed dry will prove the best. They 

 should have as much of his as they will eat up 

 clean twice a day ; it promotes the flow of milk 

 and the foals prosper accordingly. This is high 

 feeding of course, but it must be done in order 

 to get the foals where they should be. With 

 this sort of milk from their dams and what 



